cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to lose sight of; to miss
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
forcibly; by force; against one's will
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
intercept; interception; counter-attack
party; gang; company; squad
likely loss; probable defeat
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain